Engine stand



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v ATTOR Ys Patented Feb. 23, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Flint, Mich.

Application August 20, 1941, Serial No. 407,587

1 Claim. (01. 29-89) (Granted under the act of March 3, 1883, as amended April 30, 1928; 370 0. G. 757) The invention described herein may be manufactured and used by or for the Government for governmental purposes, without the payment to me of any royalty thereon.

My invention relates to an adjustable stand.

An object of my invention is to provide an inspection stand and also an overhaul stand for internal combustion engines that may readily be disassembled thus minimizing transportation difficulties in motorized military troop movements.

Another object of my invention is to provide stands which may be readily adapted to hold many different types of internal engines for routine inspection and also for extensive overhaul.

Another object of my invention is to provide a stand which is readily adjustable in size.

Another object of my invention is to .provide an adjustable platform which incorporates inherent self-locking means in the adjusting means so that no external means are necessary to lock th platform in the adjusted position.

The specific nature of the invention as well as other objects and advantages thereof will clearly appear from a description of a preferred embodiment as shown in the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the overhaul stand.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the overhaul stand.

Fig. 3 is an end view of the overhaul stand disclosing some of the details of the gear turnover.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged view showing the gear turnover mechanism for the overhaul stand.

Fig. 5 is an end view of one of the two oppositely disposed support arms in the inspection stand.

Fig. 6 is a side view of one of the two oppositely disposed support arms in the inspection stand.

Fig. 7 is a plan view of one of the two oppositely disposed support arms in the inspection stand.

Fig. 8 is a plan view of the inspection stand with the supporting tube in place.

Fig. 9 is a side view of the inspection stand with the supporting tube in place.

Fig. 10 is an enlarged view of the worm gear bearings in the overhaul stand.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals designate like parts, the platform I is rotatable by the hand crank I I through the worm I2 and worm gear wheel l3. The platform I0 is rigidly connected to perpendicularly extending fiat plates I4, I by angle iron pieces l6, I1 and removable bolts l8, I8. Plate l5 has an enlarged portion I9 through which a shaft 20 (Fig. 4) passes. Shaft 20 is keyed to plate l5 by a key 2|. Shafts 20 and 22 are formed integral with the worm gear Wheel I3 and are rotatable within bearings 23, 24 which are formed in the gear wheel casing halves 25 and 26 respectively. The free end of shaft 22 has a threaded portion 21 upon which nut 21' is held in a predetermined position by cotter pin 29'. The gear wheel casing halves 25, 26 are fastened together in centered relationship by circumferentially disposed bolts 30' which pass through projections on the gear wheel casing halves 25, 26. The gear wheel casing half 26 has an enlarged portion 28 into which a cylindrical hole 28' extends. The hole 28 is adapted to snugly receive the reduced section 29 of supporting member 30.

The worm l2 has an extension l2 (Fig. 10) to which the crank H is fastened. The gear wheel casing half 26 has bearing housings 7!], 15 (Figs. 3 and 10) formed integral therewith in which round extensions H, 12 of worm l2 are free to rotate. The enlarged sections '16, TI abut the bearing housings l0, l5 and maintain the worm l2 in its centered position.

Plate I4 (Fig. 2) is rotatable about the fixed shaft 3| which is clamped to the fiXed plate 32 by nut 33 on the threaded end of shaft 3|. Plate 32 is welded to the cylindrical member 3'! along the line of contact between those two members. Cylindrical member 34 has a hole 35 through which the fixed shaft 3| passes and also a cylindrical hole 36 adapted to snugly receive the reduced section 3'! of supporting member 33.

Supporting members 30 and 33 are maintained perpendicular to the channel iron pieces 40 and ll respectively by triangular plates 42, 43, 44, which are welded to the supporting members and channel pieces along the lines of contact with those elements.

Tubes 46, 41 brace the bottom portion of the stand and hold the supporting members 36, 38 in adjustable spaced relationship. Tubes 46, 4! are held in clamps 48, 49, 50, Si which are all similar in structure and for that reason clamp 48 only will be described in detail. Clamp 43 (Figs. 1, 2 and 3) comprises: four lugs 52, 53, 54, which are welded to the channel piece 40 and have concave surfaces adapted to partially encircle the tube 46, the upper U-shaped member 56 which is adapted to partially encircle the tube 45 and be disposed between lugs in the axial direction of the tube 46, bolts 51, 58 which are welded to the channel piece 40 and pass through holes in the upper U-shaped member 56, and nuts 59, 60 which fasten the U-shaped member 56.

Casters 6|, 62, '63, 64 having upper plates 6| a the threaded bolt 68 in the threaded portion 68a welded to the tubular portion I08.

bers I02, I03. Since the arms 98, 99 are similar in construction, the constructional details of arm 98 (Figs. 6 and 9) only are described in detail.

A rotatable connection between arm 98 and support I02 is provided in a manner similar to that shown for the member I4.in Fig. 2. Shaft I05 extends through therotatable plate I08 and is clamped to the stationary plate I01 which is A hole I09 in member I08 allows passage of shaft I05 which (is drawn tight against fixed plate I01 by the and causes the surface '89 to frictionally engage,

the floor.

The platform I0 may be replaced by a longer or a shorter platform which may be applicable to motors of larger or smaller size by performing the following steps:

1. Remove bolts I8 (Fig. 2) which hold the platform I0 to the members I4 and I 5 thus allowing the platform I0 to be removed.

2. Loosen clamping nuts corresponding to 59, 60 (Fi 3) so that the stand may be adjusted for length to accommodate a larger or smaller platform.

3. Insert the desired platform and fasten that platform by bolts corresponding to bolts I 8' (Fig. 2).

4. Tighten the nuts which correspond to nuts 59, 80 (Fig.3).

It is obvious that the platform I0 may take a variety of forms and shapes depending upon the type of engine to be held so long as suitable connections are available for connecting it to the members I4 and I5 (Fig; 2).

The stand is readily made transportable for service by motorized troops by removing the platform I0 by removing bolts I8, raising and removing the members 28, 34 (Fig. 2) and unclamping clamps 48, 49, 50, 5I and removing tubes 46, 41 (Fig. 1).

.The particular gear turnover arrangement described is self-locking, i. e., the handle II is turned until the platform I0 assumes the desired angular position and no extraneous means is necessary to maintain the table in that position.

The opening designated as I00 in Fig. 1 may take a variety of forms and shapes to accommodate motors of various sizes. Suitable clamps (not shown) may be mounted on the table -IOI for the purpose of clamping the motor.

The inspection stand is the same as the overhaul stand but these are some of the exceptions: In the inspection stand no casters are present, there is no gear turnover, no floor stops are present, and arms are used to support the engine instead of a platform.

Referring to the drawings (Figs. 5-9) the base of the inspection stand is constructed exactly as the base of the overhaul stand except that the stand is not mounted on casters and hence no floor stops would be necessary. Two similar oppositely disposed arms 98, 99 are'slipped over the reduced sections I00, IOI of the supporting mem- I threaded connection between nut H0 and shaft I05. In the clamped position shaft I05 has no locking effect on plate I06.

The arm '98 is constructed with mounting means which conform to the size and shape of engine to beheld. For instance, the plate I I I on one end of the arm 98 is adapted to fit engine mounting beam whereas the other end of the arm 98 has a split tube II2 through which a rod II3 passes so as to provide a support for the engine. The tube H2 is split at II4 so that it may be drawn up tightly around the inserted rod I I3 by the cooperation of nut 511. with threaded bolt II5 which passes through holes in spaced ears I25, I26 on tube II2. Triangular shaped ribs H8, H1 are welded to the arm 98 and tube II2 so as to maintain the tube I I2 in position.

The inspection stand is readily adjusted for length by loosening the floor clamps 48, 49 and by loosening the bolt II5; the upright members I02, I03 are then moved with respect to one another.

In order to disassemble the inspection stand for traveling it would be necessary to'loosen the clamps corresponding to clamps 48 and I I5, Sc and then (1) remove the cylindrical members 46, 41 and H3 and then (2) remove the arms 98, 99 individually from association with the reduced portions I00, I 0| on the supporting members I02, I03 respectively.

I claim:

An adjustable support of the character described, comprising two spaced side members, end bars securing the side members in parallel spaced relation and adjustable longitudinally on the side members, two oppositely disposed standards rigidly secured to the end bars substantially midway of the length thereof, a member telescopically mounted on each standard, a member rockably mounted on each first mentioned member, an arm rigidly attached to each rockable' member and extending laterally therefrom, each laterally extending arm being provided with a split portion, a rod extending from one arm to the other arm and having each end embraced in a split portion of each arm, means on said split portion for adjustably gripping the rod, two other arms rigidly connected with the rockable membersand extending in opposite direction from the first mentioned arms and provided with mounting means for attachment to a supporting member.

MAURICE DE K. T. KENNEDY. 

